Reviews
Most of the essays in Remixing the Civil War offer rich analytical insights on how and why the Civil War continues to provide a critical touchstone for so many Americans in so many different genres.
This collection of essays highlights more than ever how Civil War remembrance and commemoration continue to inform the present in unexpected and meaningful ways and show no signs of stopping.
Remixing the Civil War... pushes the boundaries of cultural history by examining American collective memory during the sesquicentennial.
The breadth of the themes and variety of methodologies of the essays in this collection are to be applauded. Courses on Civil War memory, modern art, and popular culture will find much to inform them and challenge their vision of the war’s enduring meaning in this volume.
The nation needs this kind of jarring, probing look at all the fragmented artistic expression that the Civil War continues to stimulate.
Book Details
List of Illustrations
Introduction. The Undead War
Chapter 1.The Lincoln- Obama Moment
Chapter 2. The Confederate Battle Flag and the Desertion of the Lost Cause Tradition
Chapter 3. Celebrating Freedom
List of Illustrations
Introduction. The Undead War
Chapter 1.The Lincoln- Obama Moment
Chapter 2. The Confederate Battle Flag and the Desertion of the Lost Cause Tradition
Chapter 3. Celebrating Freedom: Juneteenth and the Emancipation Festival Tradition
Chapter 4. The Civil War and Contemporary Southern Literature
Chapter 5. Lincoln and the Civil War in Twenty-First-Century Photography
Chapter 6. Reenactment and Relic: The Civil War in Contemporary Art
Chapter 7. African American Artists Interpret the Civil War in a Post-Soul Age
Afterword: War/Memory/History: Toward a Remixed Understanding
Acknowledgments
Notes
List of Contributors
Index